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Thursday, 15 May 2014

Godzilla Review

'He' is back and bigger than before!

Godzilla Review – King Kaiju back on the big
screen ten years since the remake….ko tamo tengok ke wey?

Watcha looking at Dad?

Where do I even begin except for a friendly
warning…don’t miss the opening credit as it reveals some of the Godzilla’s past
encounter with humans. Fast forward few years into the future when Japan is
stuck with unexplainable tremors. People keep thinking that it was an
earthquake except for Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) who studies the pattern and
believe that there is something more. Before he could figure out, he loses his
wife, Sandra Brody (Juliette Boniche) right in front of his eyes. Joe then goes
on a mission to find out the truth neglecting his son, Ford (Aaron
Taylor-Johnson) who grows up to be military personnel. When Joe gets busted for
trespassing their old living quarters, Ford return to Japan to bail his Dad out
and that’s when similar events that happened 15 years ago start occurring again.
They get caught in the middle of conspiracy and the government couldn’t hide
the gigantic truth any longer. Godzilla unleash itself for the world to see but
not without a purpose. The humans think that it is the end of the world but then
Godzilla ends up being the best worst thing that happened in a long time. What
it the reason for the beast to show itself and will it benefit or destroy human
existence? Jeng jeng Roarrrrrrrrrrrrr

Let's take on the monster...but which one?

I remember anticipating to watch the 1998
Godzilla and came out wanting my money back. It was a big flop in my book. This
remake however, despite being cheesy, it was entertaining enough to sit thru 2
hours laughing, smiling, smirking, gawking at the IMAX screen and once in a
while when the Godzilla roars…I went woahhhhhhhhhh!!! Thank God this time, the
voice was not provided by T-Rex from Jurassic Park and this fella had his own
trademark roar! Heck even the way ‘he’ looked was true to the original the Godzilla
appearance instead of borrowing some left over dinosaur skin. I don’t about
others but when you get the glimpse of ‘him’ staring right at you, I was left
with some goose bumps yo. Damn, I might just like this big lizard a little bit
more than I should! Such awesomeness was the portrayal of this iconic figure
blend with remarkable background sound to capture the right feel. Special
effect as usual shows how city after city gets destroyed. Makes me wonder how they
will rebuild it but then those filthy rich Americans sure can afford one lar
right?

Why hello there big guy! *wink wink meow

Overall, it’s an entertaining watch to
unwind. Please throw logic out of the window and just sit back and enjoy the
ride. It’s unlike any other Godzilla you have watched before. You might like it
or loathe it but don’t complain too much. If you think you can make a better
movie then why are you just reading this review instead of directing a feature
film of your own? This is not an Academy Award winning movie but a huge
blockbuster meant to take your mind off things. Bring your friends and relive
the greatness of Godzilla and remember this quote from the movie…"The
arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control...". Are
we really in control?